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{{short description|Historic church in Massachusetts, United States}}
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'''Roxbury Presbyterian Church''' is a historic [[Presbyterian church]] at 328 Warren Street in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881. Built of Roxbury puddingstone, it has asymmetrical massing partitioned into polygonal sections. The tower at the northwest corner starts on a square base, rising with differently-shaped sections to a pyramidal roof. Half of the building's original construction cost was paid for by the Gilchrist brothers, owners of the locally prominent Gilchrist Department Store.<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=BOS.12784|title=MACRIS inventory record for Roxbury Presbyterian Church|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-09-30}}</ref>
'''Roxbury Presbyterian Church''' is a historic [[Presbyterian church]] at 328 Warren Street in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], United States. The [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881. Built of [[Roxbury Conglomerate|Roxbury pudding stone]], it has asymmetrical massing partitioned into polygonal sections. The tower at the northwest corner starts on a square base, rising with differently-shaped sections to a pyramidal roof. Half of the building's original construction cost was paid for by the Gilchrist brothers, owners of the locally prominent [[Gilchrist's|Gilchrist Department Store.]]<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.12784|title=MACRIS inventory record for Roxbury Presbyterian Church|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-09-30}}</ref>


The church was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris"/>
The church was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris"/>

In May 2014, former [[WBZ-TV]] anchor [[Liz Walker (journalist)|Liz Walker]] was installed as Pastor. She had been "transitional leader" since 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/03/rev-liz-walker-officially-installed-pastor-roxbury-presbyterian-church/vhdkJQ2b7O4hfVtmgLJZjP/story.html|title=Rev. Liz Walker officially installed as pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church|publisher=Bostonglobe.com|accessdate=21 June 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts]]
*Church Website At '''[https://roxburypresbyterianchurch.org/ Roxbury Presbyterian Church]'''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Roxbury, Boston]]
[[Category:Roxbury, Boston]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Boston, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Boston]]





Latest revision as of 18:01, 22 June 2024

Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church is located in Massachusetts
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′10″N 71°4′55″W / 42.31944°N 71.08194°W / 42.31944; -71.08194
Built1891
ArchitectSpofford, John C.; Swanson, William
Architectural styleGothic, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.89002125[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1991

Roxbury Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 328 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Gothic church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881. Built of Roxbury pudding stone, it has asymmetrical massing partitioned into polygonal sections. The tower at the northwest corner starts on a square base, rising with differently-shaped sections to a pyramidal roof. Half of the building's original construction cost was paid for by the Gilchrist brothers, owners of the locally prominent Gilchrist Department Store.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

In May 2014, former WBZ-TV anchor Liz Walker was installed as Pastor. She had been "transitional leader" since 2011.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Roxbury Presbyterian Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  3. ^ "Rev. Liz Walker officially installed as pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church". Bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.